Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Two-Gun Jesse


do ya feel lucky, punk?


I was going through my backpack some weeks ago when I stumbled upon this little sketch I did way back before Jesse was born - specifically on 17th July 2004 - about a month before Jesse came about. I know because that's the date on the Church bulletin I sketched in on. *ahem* Okay, okay, sometime I drift away into my own world during the Pastor's sermon.

At the time, I was still bothered by how few people seemed to know that Jesse was in fact a boy's name. I figured I would take drastic action to "re-brand" Jesse. And thus, Two-Gun Jesse was born. (The name, BTW, was inspired by a slew of western comics I read as a kid - Two-Gun Kid, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, etc)

Two-Gun Jesse would be an illustrated web book, which will gain popularity over the internet to a point of getting international syndication for Saturday morning cartoons, and a sweet merchandising deal, rendering upon its creator untold riches in royalty payments and license fees. Bwahahaha!

The story would revolve around an imaginative little boy who wished he were a gunslinger like the legendary Jesse James. Think Calvin & Hobbes, but with gunshot blood spatter and grievious head wounds.

And by the time I'm done, the world would finally acknowledge that Jesse is very much a little boy's name, and a masculine one at that!

Then, lo and behold, Jesse was born and suddenly it didn't seem to matter so much anymore what anybody thought of his name. And so I stuffed this little drawing into the bottomless pits of my backpack.

Perhaps someday, Two-Gun Jesse would ride again. Who knows.

16 comments:

  1. Hear ya! I say bring it on, Two-Gun Jesse. And it's a great drawing.

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  2. cool creation!
    why didn't you think of Clint? or Eastwood then? :P

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  3. Golden Skrin Blog-Cinemas Presents:
    Jesse Tan in and as...
    TWO-GUN JESSE!
    Also starring:
    Mae as Ma Baker.
    James as Pops.
    and Tonto the Horse as himself...

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  4. So cute!
    That said, you found a two-year old drawing in your backpack?! When was the last time you cleaned it out?
    I think the name Jesse is now quite well-known as a boy's name, thanks to the super delectable Jesse 'Desperate Housewives' Metcalfe. Can you do something with, say, Leslie? Or even Hilary (believe me, it's also a man's name)?

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  5. Hahaha. Nice drawing. You should incorporate it somewhere in your blog, like on the banner or background or something.

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  6. I agree with Mumsgather. Rather than putting Bob the Builder here. These people just don't know how to appreciate free publicity!

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  7. do u notice that your comic somehow has resemblance to your boy?

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  8. yeah domestic goddess has a point - it does look like jesse
    and wow lovely drawing - u can really sketch - n yeah u should use it for ur blog design

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  9. got guns at home now? 2?
    quick! go for no.2 before he grows up and mae gets tooooooooo lazy to burn up the oven!

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  10. wow fabulous drawing!
    jesse's burpday coming up in 2 days time!!! cant wait to see what cake you've ordered for him, so what character does the sugar gum paste will be molded after? :p

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  11. Amazing drawing! If only I can draw like that...
    Just don't care about what other people think about whether this is a girl or boy's name. They're the ignorant one.

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  12. Wow, you can draw?? Hehe! Can you sketch something cute for me for my blog template too?? It's soooo cute.

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  13. Damn nice sketch there, daddy-O! :)

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  14. Thanks, Lisa!
    Well Eggy, his name IS Jesse, y'know... :)
    :lol: That gives me a brainwave, Sashi...
    What's this "Clean" I keep hearing, Jay? :lol:
    Good plan, Mumsgather. Was thinking of revisiting the template since I've upgraded to the new Blogger.
    Hahha... Maybe with international syndication I will unseat Bob the Builder and Barney, Gina.
    :lol: DG/Visithra, surely that's just your eyes playing tricks on you.
    Too late, MOTT!
    Thanks Babe! Nah we copped out and got him a free cake!
    Thanks for the support Luxferi.
    Eeeeks Primrose! You'll have awhile to wait if you want something.
    Thankies, Anjali-o!

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